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Pitt earns classic comeback Sun Bowl win over No. 18 UCLA thanks to late-game heroics

EL PASO, Texas — Down a pair of scores in the second half against a ranked opponent, Pat Narduzzi’s team had every reason to mail it in. Down by a single point with just 34 seconds remaining, the Panthers once again could’ve easily done the same.

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Sun Bowl: Pittsburgh vs. UCLA, live stream, TV channel, time, how to watch

The Pittsburgh Panthers will meet the #18 UCLA Bruins in the Sun Bowl on Friday afternoon in El Paso, Texas.

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How Chip Kelly and Dorian Thompson-Robinson's mutual trust elevated UCLA

EL PASO, Texas — It would have been easy to give up on the young quarterback.

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UCLA safety Stephan Blaylock will try to make his final game something special

EL PASO, Texas — Playing in every game of the Chip Kelly era means that Stephan Blaylock can tell you some things about perseverance.

Los Angeles Times

Slipping over Mexico border, migrants get the jump on U.S. court ruling

Even before the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday opted to keep in place a measure aimed at deterring border crossings, hundreds of migrants in northern Mexico were taking matters into their own hands to slip into the United States.

Reuters

Asylum seekers are gathering at the US-Mexico border. This is why

CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — The first time Mari Marin Bastidas tried to claim asylum at the U.S. border, she was turned away by authorities who said a policy instituted to slow the spread of COVID-19 meant her case would not even get a hearing.

Los Angeles Times

Migrants face freezing Christmas at US-Mexico border

Migrants almost certain to spend Christmas in crowded shelters or on streets of Mexican border towns amid winter storm.

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Stuck at the border, migrants find a little Christmas cheer

Tens of thousands of migrants who fled violence and poverty will spend Christmas in crowded shelters or on the dangerous streets of Mexican border towns

The Independent UK

Migrants warmed by the community as freezing temperatures linger in El Paso

As twinkling Christmas lights cast a warm glow in downtown El Paso, thousands of migrants' search for shelter resonates deeply in the predominantly Catholic border city.

WEKU

'Where else can I go?': Migrants face freezing Christmas at U.S.-Mexico border

Hundreds of migrants prepared to camp in the cold at Mexico's northern border over Christmas, hoping for a swift reversal in U.S. migration restrictions as they endure the bite of a winter storm ravaging the United States.

Reuters

El Paso scrambles to help migrants in Christmas border crisis

The arctic front is catching some migrants off guard.

Axios

Migrants in El Paso, Texas, face arctic chill as residents try to provide warmth of Christmas

EL PASO, Texas — In this deeply Catholic city, people are keenly aware of the meaning of Christmas, especially the biblical story reenacted in the posadas, or inns, where Mary and Joseph went futilely searching for somewhere to spend the night in Bethlehem.

Tribune News Service

El Paso tries to house many migrants in freezing weather – but some don't qualify

El Paso has scrambled to move migrants off the streets and into shelters as temperatures plummet below freezing, but federal law dictates which migrants can stay inside city facilities.

WEKU

Migrants near US border face cold wait for key asylum ruling

Hundreds of migrants are gathered in unusually frigid cold temperatures along the Mexican-U.S. border near El Paso, Texas, awaiting a U.S. Supreme Court decision on whether and when to lift pandemic-era restrictions that prevent many from seeking asylum

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Texas shelters prepare for twin emergencies: arctic cold and an increase in migrants

Cities and nonprofits are using a variety of strategies to keep unhoused people warm. But some organizations warn they’re already at capacity as El Paso sends migrants across the state.

Reuters

'We're waiting': Migrants throng U.S.-Mexico border in asylum limbo

Hundreds of migrants bundled in coats and blankets formed a long line in cold winter air at the U.S.-Mexico border on Wednesday, hoping the Christmas period will bring an end to uncertainty over their hopes of securing asylum in the United States.

The Independent UK

Tens of thousands wait at border for asylum limits to end

Migrants along the U.S. border with Mexico sought shelter from the cold early Wednesday as restrictions that prevented many from seeking asylum in the U.S. remained in place beyond their anticipated end

The Texas Tribune

With rifles and razor wire, National Guard and state troopers are blocking migrants at the border in El Paso

As cities on the Texas-Mexico border continue preparing for a possible influx of migrants and Title 42 remains in limbo, a shallow spot in the Rio Grande where thousands have recently crossed became the scene of a standoff Monday.

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Frustration among migrants at U.S.-Mexico border as COVID restrictions remain

When Vladimir Castellanos learned that COVID-19 restrictions blocking him and other migrants from claiming asylum at the U.S. border with Mexico may not be terminated this week, he said he felt deceived.

The Guardian - US

Confusion and tension high at US-Mexico border despite upholding of Covid-era rules

Emergency housing, food and other essentials had been set up in preparation for an influx of migrants at Texas border cities

The Independent UK

Suspense, pressure build at border over US asylum rules

Suspense mounted at the U.S. border with Mexico about the future of restrictions on asylum seekers as the Supreme Court temporarily blocked a lower-court order to stop turning back migrants based rules set in place at the outset of the coronavirus pandemic

WEKU

U.S. Supreme Court extends border restrictions just before they were set to end

Pandemic border restrictions known as Title 42 will continue, at least for now, after the Supreme Court granted a stay to Republican state attorneys general as many migrants wait to cross the border.

Al Jazeera

As US debates Title 42 policy, asylum seekers left in limbo

The Supreme Court intervened on Monday to block the controversial immigration policy’s scheduled expiration this week.

The Independent UK

Texas border cities plan for cold, busy end to Title 42

Texas officials are preparing relocation, coordination and emergency aid plans ahead of an expected dramatic increase in the number of asylum-seekers crossing the U.S.-Mexico border as pandemic-era immigration restrictions are set to expire this week

Axios

El Paso declares emergency over expected migrant influx once Title 42 expires

"I really believe that today our asylum seekers are not safe," El Paso Mayor Oscar Leeser said.

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